Physical Therapist

Christian Health Care Center•Wyckoff, NJ

13h•Onsite

About The Position

Christian Health is seeking full-time Physical Therapists to join their Outpatient Rehab team at their Wyckoff campus. This facility offers expert physical, occupational, and speech therapy services with personalized treatment plans. The team utilizes state-of-the-art, innovative approaches to help patients achieve the best outcomes. The Physical Therapist will manage patient care, ensuring quality outcomes, and will be an integral part of the interdisciplinary team. They will manage resources to meet patient needs, balancing outcomes for effective and efficient treatment, and will clinically supervise assistants and aides according to established plans of care and state/federal guidelines. The role also involves demonstrating understanding and embracing of the Christian Health mission statement.

Requirements

Graduate of an accredited college or university with a bachelor’s degree in physical therapy.
Must possess a current, unencumbered license to practice as a licensed Physical Therapist in the State of New Jersey.
Must be able to lift a minimum of 50 pounds without assistance.
Demonstrates compliance with the CH ASPIRE Standards of Performance.

Nice To Haves

CPR certification preferred.

Responsibilities

Manages and directs patient rehabilitation care within accepted practice methods, meeting all center, state, federal, and accrediting standards.
Evaluates patient's needs and establishes effective and efficient treatment plans.
Manages and coordinates the supervision of treatment plans with all staff and other disciplines.
Participates in the screening of all patients according to directed schedules and practices.
Provides feedback to the designated supervisor on clinical and rehabilitation issues.
Participates in all center directed processes and services.
Manages treatment and non-treatment related activities.
Participates in in-service training programs.
May travel or float to other CH communities to provide services.
Completes all necessary paperwork for clinical and billing documentation.
Treats patients in accordance with assignment and plan of care.
Participates in center and patient specific meetings as needed.
Assists in the maintenance and cleanliness of the department and equipment.
Provides supervision to assistants and aides/techs.
Completes weekly reports and patient summaries.
Participates in weekly meetings.
Updates and renews patient orders and plan of care as indicated.
Participates in monthly meetings.
Assures complete monthly billing.
Renews patient orders and updates plan of care as indicated.
Participates in quarterly quality improvement initiatives as Directed by DOR.
Participates in quarterly reviews of long-term residents as directed by DOR.
Participates in annual review.
Assists DOR in annual review of other staff as appropriate.
Performs other duties as required.